[ɛkˈspɛns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the cost incurred in or required for something
(e.g: conference rooms were equipped at great expense)


Phrases:
- at someone's expense
- at the expense of

Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’ (see expend)

[ɛkˈspɛns], (Verb)

Definitions:
- offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income
(e.g: up to $17,500 in capital expenditures can be expensed in the year they were incurred)


Phrases:
- at someone's expense
- at the expense of

Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, alteration of Old French espense, from late Latin expensa (pecunia) ‘(money) spent’, from Latin expendere ‘pay out’ (see expend)